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(cba:news) HV Vir and the new menu (Joe Patterson) [2008-02-15T02:12:50Z]



Dear CBAers,

Well, all our dwarf novae du jour faded back to quiescence (Ari, Hya, CMi) - so they're off the menu. But yesterday a report of HV Vir's reawakening hit the wires - a bright WZ Sge star erupting just at the right time of year (transiting near local midnight). And equatorial as well!

So that's great: at 11.5, available for all observers, and decently long nights in both north and south. Fire away!

Most of our other prime targets should be expunged. Two exceptions in the north:
1. We'd like another 2 weeks or so on AM CVn.
2. It would be good to get a few weeks on UMa 6 = 0928+50. This is a 10 hr eclipsing binary with a lost ephemeris!

And in the south, two lingering requests:
1. A few more timings of 0732-13.
2. T Pyx.  This is definitely the last year; I have the paper 90% written!

Enjoy those fine February nights. Sorry about Olde Whiteface up there... but HV Vir's blasting away at 11th magnitude!

joe